Just How Good is Albert Pujols?

April 26, 2010 by Michael Hoban · 4 Comments

Would you believe that Albert Pujols is already one of the top twenty position players of the modern era (since 1920)?Â In addition to that, he is the third best first baseman of the period â€“ behind only Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx.Â These are conclusions drawn from the CAWS Career Gauge. Bill Jamesâ€™ Win […]

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Stumbling Out of the Gate

March 5, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

Well, that wasn’t the way Cardinal fans wanted to see things get started. OK, let’s put in the usual disclaimers. Â It was a spring training game. Â Most of the regulars weren’t in there, and you can’t take a lot away from one game, especially the first of the year. Â So I’m not drawing any conclusions […]

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